California bans child marriage, setting minimum age at 18
California has become the 18th state to prohibit marriage before age 18 without exceptions. The new law takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, ending a system that had allo...
Treasury says Trump Accounts auto-enrolled more than 60 million children
More than 60 million children have been automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts, according to the Treasury Department. But automatic enrollment does not by its...
Cornell case spotlights hurdles in reporting campus sexual assault
A former Cornell University student identified as Jane Doe has sued the university and seven men, alleging she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house in 20...
What happened during Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike?
Tennessee has halted executions for the rest of 2026 after death row prisoner Christa Pike survived an attempted lethal injection involving two doses of pentoba...
Jackson police arrest man in death of Tasia Fortune, found hanged from tree
Jackson police have arrested a 51-year-old man in connection with the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree near a vacant or abandoned...
Americans mark 25 years since 9/11 with remembrance and reflection
Americans observed the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with ceremonies at the World Trade Center site, the Pentagon and the Flight 93 memorial in P...
Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocks
A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial Friday in the triple-murder case against Lindsay Clancy after jurors repeatedly reported that they were deadlocked. Cl...
Florida primaries set Donalds-Jolly governor race; Nixon wins Senate upset
Florida’s primary elections set the major-party contests for governor and U.S. Senate in November. Republican Rep. Byron Donalds will face Democrat David Jolly...
Disney and ABC Sue FCC Over Early Broadcast License Renewals
Disney and ABC have sued the Federal Communications Commission and its chairman, Brendan Carr, alleging that an early review of eight ABC station licenses viola...